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To: i-node who wrote (67586)	4/19/2018 2:35:16 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 365046

"That would imply Israel has nukes. " No; not signing it implies nukes.

To: i-node who wrote (67586)	4/20/2018 10:29:15 AM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Recommended By i-node Respond to of 365046

If Israel signed the NPT as a nuclear power it wouldn't imply they have nukes it would outright declare it. Absent general peace in the middle east they aren't going to sign as a non-nuclear power (or as a power that has to get rid of the nukes to become a non-nuclear power). If they were to join it would be as a "Recognized nuclear-weapon state ratifier", like the US. It would then be required not to give nukes to others or help them get nukes (which it probably wouldn't want to do anyway), and would also make a vague commitment to working towards a world without nuclear weapons (which in practice would not amount to anything). The downsides is that by signing as a nuclear power, Israel might open itself up to sanctions for gaining nuclear weapons.